Man in Ambush
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Maurice Procter |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Harry Martineau |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Hutchinson Harper (US) |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Midnight Plumber |
| Followed by | Killer At Large |
Man in Ambush is a 1958 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter.[1] It is the third in his series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau, set in the Northern industrial city of Granchester.[2] It takes the form of a police procedural. Published by Hutchinson, it was released in the United States by Harper & Row the following year.[3]
Synopsis[edit]
Martineau sets out to try and hunt down the killer of his colleague Inspector Robert McQuade. However he soon faces attempts on his own life and a scheme to frame him for taking bribes.
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Bibliography[edit]
- Dove, George N. The Police Procedural. Popular Press, 1982.
- Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Vicarel, Jo Ann. A Reader's Guide to the Police Procedural. G.K. Hall, 1995.
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